The articles of impeachment were filed on Wednesday.

A group of Republicans has introduced articles of impeachment against US deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference.

A group of Republicans has introduced articles of impeachment against US deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference.

The 11 Republicans who introduced the resolution have criticised Mr Rosenstein for not being responsive enough in relation to the Russia investigation and a closed investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton’s emails.

It is unclear whether there will be enough support in the party to pass it, as Republican leaders have not signed on to the effort.

The articles were introduced by North Carolina Representative Mark Meadows and Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, frequent critics of the Justice Department.

The introduction does not trigger an immediate vote, but Mr Meadows and Mr Jordan could make procedural moves on the House floor that could force a vote late this week or when the House returns from its upcoming five-week recess in September. The House is scheduled to leave for that recess on Thursday.

I just filed a resolution with @Jim_Jordan and several colleagues to impeach Rod Rosenstein. The DOJ has continued to hide information from Congress and repeatedly obstructed oversight--even defying multiple Congressional subpoenas.

The move came about two hours after GOP politicians met with Justice Department officials who have been working to provide documents to several congressional committees about decisions made during the 2016 presidential campaign.

The department has provided politicians with more than 800,000 documents, but Mr Meadows said after the meeting that there was still “frustration” with how Justice has handled the oversight requests.

Republican leaders, however, have said in recent weeks that they are satisfied with the Justice Department’s progress.

House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Trey Gowdy said after the meeting that he was pleased with the department’s efforts and would not support Mr Rosenstein’s impeachment. House Speaker Paul Ryan has also said he is satisfied with progress on the document production.

Democrats have criticised Republican efforts to pressure the Justice Department in recent months, saying they are attempts to undermine Mueller’s investigation.